| 2006 Minnesota Lynx season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Suzie McConnell-Serio Carolyn Jenkins (interim) |
| Arena | Target Center |
| Attendance | 6,442 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–24 (.294) |
| Place | 7th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Did Not Qualify |
The 2006 WNBA season was the eighth season for the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx played horribly all season, leading them to dead last in the West and a franchise-worst of 10-24.
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| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/School/Team |
| 1 | 1 | Seimone Augustus (G) |  United States | LSU |
| 1 | 7 | Shona Thorburn (G) |  England | Utah |
| 3 | 31 | Megan Duffy (G) | United States | Notre Dame |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 15–5 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Houston Comets x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 11–9 |
| Seattle Storm x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 10–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 6–14 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 23 | Connecticut | 69-81 | Loss | 0-1 |
| May 24 | @ Detroit | 69-78 | Loss | 0-2 |
| May 27 | @ Washington | 75-90 | Loss | 0-3 |
| May 31 | Los Angeles | 114-71 | Win | 1-3 |
| June 2 | Indiana | 92-87 | Win | 2-3 |
| June 4 | @ Houston | 62-85 | Loss | 2-4 |
| June 9 | @ San Antonio | 86-79 | Win | 3-4 |
| June 11 | Houston | 75-62 | Win | 4-4 |
| June 14 | Seattle | 66-74 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 16 | @ San Antonio | 60-90 | Loss | 4-6 |
| June 18 | Phoenix | 94-82 | Win | 5-6 |
| June 22 | @ Connecticut | 62-79 | Loss | 5-7 |
| June 24 | New York | 83-93 | Loss | 5-8 |
| June 28 | @ Phoenix | 78-81 | Loss | 5-9 |
| June 29 | @ Sacramento | 78-87 | Loss | 5-10 |
| July 1 | @ Seattle | 75-92 | Loss | 5-11 |
| July 5 | Washington | 84-74 | Win | 6-11 |
| July 7 | Detroit | 80-92 | Loss | 6-12 |
| July 9 | San Antonio | 85-80 | Win | 7-12 |
| July 16 | Los Angeles | 78-90 | Loss | 7-13 |
| July 19 | Chicago | 90-82 | Win | 8-13 |
| July 20 | @ Houston | 55-78 | Loss | 8-14 |
| July 22 | Sacramento | 59-86 | Loss | 8-15 |
| July 25 | @ Charlotte | 70-62 | Win | 9-15 |
| July 27 | Charlotte | 68-81 | Loss | 9-16 |
| July 28 | @ Chicago | 65-79 | Loss | 9-17 |
| July 30 | @ New York | 69-78 | Loss | 9-18 |
| August 1 | Seattle | 75-77 | Loss | 9-19 |
| August 3 | @ Indiana | 59-69 | Loss | 9-20 |
| August 4 | Houston | 73-77 (OT) | Loss | 9-21 |
| August 6 | San Antonio | 82-68 | Win | 10-21 |
| August 8 | @ Phoenix | 68-99 | Loss | 10-22 |
| August 10 | @ Sacramento | 66-74 | Loss | 10-23 |
| August 13 | @ Los Angeles | 59-78 | Loss | 10-24 |
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Seimone Augustus | 34 | 128 | 50 | 21 | 18 | 744 |
| Nicole Ohlde | 34 | 190 | 54 | 20 | 25 | 327 |
| Amber Jacobs | 34 | 90 | 115 | 26 | 2 | 279 |
| Svetlana Abrosimova | 34 | 106 | 54 | 34 | 1 | 263 |
| Kristen Mann | 33 | 113 | 94 | 19 | 7 | 245 |
| Vanessa Hayden | 33 | 115 | 19 | 6 | 44 | 177 |
| Adrian Williams | 32 | 149 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 157 |
| Tamika Williams | 31 | 174 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 147 |
| Megan Duffy | 31 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 105 |
| Tynesha Lewis | 19 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 46 |
| Chandi Jones | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Shona Thorburn | 22 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
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